PREAMBLE: To “bite the bullet” is to endure a painful or otherwise unpleasant situation that is seen as unavoidable. This phrase is believed to have derived historically from the practice of having a patient clench a bullet in his or her teeth as a way to cope with the extreme pain of a surgical procedure
By CrossRiverWatch admin Worried by the recent communal clash between Nko and Mkpani Communities in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, the People of Yakurr in Abuja under the aegis of The Yakurr Peoples Club (YPC) held an extra ordinary meeting to chat the way forward for sustainable peace to prevail among the
By Our Correspondent The nucleus of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Cross River State may soon explode as protests have continued to trail the various Ward and Local government congresses in the State held last week and how the congress for the state level scheduled for today Tuesday 10th May would produce an
By Our Correspondent The protracted crisis between the Adadama community of Abi LGA in Cross River state and her neighbouring Amagu community in Ebonyi State is near end. Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly Hon John Gaul Lebo gave the indication yesterday when he received the Adadama Traditional Rulers Council and Community Leaders
By Utang Bassey and Itiunbe Atunka A woman, Stella Akagbusim is currently under the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Obudu for allegedly parading herself as a medical doctor. Stella, CrossRiverWatch gathered has been with the NSCDC for days now since May 4, 2016 when she was re-arrested Thursday last
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Director General of Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Betta Edu on behalf of the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, received 10 direct solar drive refrigerators and 10 solar power sets from European Union Support Immunization Governance in Nigeria (E.U SIGN) for the State. Handing over the items, E.U
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State government and health sector stakeholders say there is need for its indigenes and residents to adjust lifestyle choices in a bid to fight diseases attributed to lifestyle choices with the most prevalent being hypertension. The Commissioner for Health, Inyang Asibong led the call Friday, in Calabar when she,
By CrossRiverWatch admin Abuja; Senator Rose Oko who represents the northern senatorial district of Cross River State in the Red Chambers of the National Assembly has lost one of her siblings sources close to the family say. The sibling, Veronica Ojeka-Eje, CrossRiverWatch gathered, died Wednesday in Abuja after a protracted battle with cancer. Veronica, CrossRiverWatch